1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Ron and an Ian cars. It gets to be a 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: critical issue of safety. You don't know where you'll be 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: when that breaks. The Car Doctor, I think four wheel 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: drive as a rule across the manufacturers that are out 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: there today. I think it's easier to maintain and cheaper 6 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:18,799 Speaker 1: on the pocketbook. Welcome to the radio home of Ron 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 1: and Anian the Car Doctor, since this is where car 8 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: owners the world overturned to for their definitive opinion on 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: automotive repair. If your mechanics giving you a busy signal, 10 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: pick up the phone and call in. The garage doors 11 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: are open, but I am here to take your calls 12 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: at eight five five five six, and now he running. 13 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: I was reading a recent copy of Generator and Distributor, 14 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: because what else what a mechanic reading is off hours? 15 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 1: I mean it's not you know, we're not reading novels. 16 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: And the Generator and Distributor is the national magazine for 17 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 1: the Ventage Chevrolet Car Club Association. I think it's the 18 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: v c S something or other. Where do we get 19 00:00:59,920 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: the Let me get that, Let me get the correct 20 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: Norman Clatcher the Vintage Chevrolet Club of America. And it's 21 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: really neat right, It's all old Chevrolets. The other thing 22 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: I don't like about the magazine is if you become 23 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 1: a member, they list your name, address and what your 24 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: car is. And I keep saying, that's the dumbest thing 25 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: I ever saw, because in this day of internet information, 26 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 1: everybody can go and find out what car you've gotten, 27 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:23,279 Speaker 1: then come and rob it. But that's just I'm from Jersey. 28 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: I'm suspicious of everybody. You know. Um, around here, we 29 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: think sopranos are home movies. So um, I'm reading the 30 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: article on the fifty five Chevy's obviously with the with 31 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: the interest that I have for them, and the article 32 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 1: starts out five A gallon of gas was twenty nine 33 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 1: cents a gallon, the first class postess clamp postage stamp 34 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 1: was three cents. And the Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Yankees 35 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: in the World Series. And On the Waterfront was almost 36 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: a sweeping movie in the Academy Awards by winning Best Picture, 37 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: Best Actor, at Best Actor, and Best Director, and gun 38 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: Smoke made its debut on CBS. You know how long 39 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: ago that was, but watched and numbers okay, um, general 40 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: motors And I just had to read this because I 41 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: was curious how many fifty five Chevys were ever made, 42 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 1: and I never really knew the number. I had heard 43 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: it was, you know, this million and a half cars, 44 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: But um, there their number. They made one million, seven 45 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: hund thirty six thousand, seven hund twenty three fifty five Chevrolets. 46 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: And that's crazy. That's a little under two million cars 47 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: at a time when you know, to have one car 48 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: was unheard of, to have two was preposterous, right, and 49 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: now people have two and three in four cars. How 50 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 1: many people have more than one car? I think it's 51 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: an oddity if somebody only has one car. And I 52 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: just you know, you look at how the automobile industry 53 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: has transformed the country and made it. It's not just 54 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: about transportation, it's it's it's a mark on culture. And 55 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: I looked back like this because I look back at 56 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 1: this because I keep looking forward, and I keep thinking 57 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:07,280 Speaker 1: about the electric vehicle. There was an article online this week, 58 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: um Revvyan Rivan. I think it is Rivan electric truck, 59 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: and I've got Tom working on it. We want to 60 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: try and interview somebody and talk to them. And they've 61 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: come out with an electric truck that has a motor 62 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: at each wheel and they can spend a thing like 63 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:24,239 Speaker 1: a tank. It works independently, and you think about the 64 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: cultural mark that that will leave on society if it 65 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: works right. And yet the fifty five Chevies are still here. 66 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: And it was so simple. It was you know, gas 67 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: was under thirty cents. A gallon of postage stamp was 68 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: three cents. Um, we knew who the good guys were. 69 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: We knew who the bad guys were. Um, we still 70 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 1: didn't trust politicians. Oh, I guess we did. Eisenhower was 71 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: president in the fifties, right, Um, we forget he won 72 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: the war, he was safe to elect to the White House. Um, 73 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: just just need stuff. Just you know, that's the problem 74 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: with looking back, that you look back and you think 75 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: how do we get here? Um? But you know, just 76 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: something to think about. And I think about electric vehicles 77 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: and what they're gonna do. It's, uh, it's gonna be 78 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: an interesting time. So we can talk about that a 79 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: little bit later. Hello, Welcome, Runny and the Car Doctor. 80 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:12,760 Speaker 1: We are here. By the way, I haven't talked about 81 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: in a while. I should mention um Car Doctor Show 82 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: dot com if you're looking for the website. And also 83 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: we have a Facebook page. Ronald Ninny and the Car Doctor. 84 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,359 Speaker 1: That's there for you to comment and uh send us 85 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: your thoughts and uh, you know, whatever it does, it 86 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: cranks your fancy, as we like to say around here 87 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: on the Car Doctor. Let's got Jack and West Virginia 88 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: Escort and some airbag issues. Jack. Welcome to the Car Doctor, sir. 89 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: How can I help Jack? Yes, sir, I had a 90 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: horn issue a few months ago. The corn got stuck 91 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: and the mechanic trip. I had to put a part 92 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:54,480 Speaker 1: inside where the air bag is a clock spring and 93 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: excuse me, the clock spring maybe all right, I'm not 94 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: sure exactly what he did. I know he removed the 95 00:05:01,760 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: air bag and had to put this piece inside for 96 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,600 Speaker 1: the steering wheel is where you hit the horn, unstick 97 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:14,039 Speaker 1: it or whatever. And ever since then, I've had the 98 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: air bag like fish. And I went back to him 99 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: and he said, well, he said it will have to 100 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:29,760 Speaker 1: be reset by the manufacturer, but it's okay, it will 101 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: still work. Is that true or is that not? Or 102 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 1: what can I do? Is this your regular mechanic, Jack? 103 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: For all, it's uh local mechanic. Um, it's not a dealership, 104 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: so it is a regular mechanic. Is this like your guy? 105 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: That you go to on a regular basis, Yes, sir, um, 106 00:05:56,279 --> 00:06:00,920 Speaker 1: do you trust this guy? Yeah? Pretty much? Um. Then 107 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: asking well, because I gotta tell you, if bologna's a 108 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: dollar fifty nine pound, I hope you enjoy your sandwich 109 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: because I think that's what he's given you. Um. Uh yeah. 110 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: If the airbag lights on, brother, that if the airbag 111 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: light is on, the air bag system does not work, 112 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: and whether it's blinking on, if it's illuminated, it's not working. 113 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: So he he needs You don't necessarily need to go 114 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 1: to the dealer. You need to go to a competent 115 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,559 Speaker 1: repair shop, whether it's a dealer or an independent that's 116 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: got the correct tooling and the scan tool with the 117 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: ability to read that system and disseminate just what's going on. 118 00:06:38,720 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: It's probably gonna be a fault somewhere related to the 119 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: clock spring air bag circuit up top there, if it 120 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:48,520 Speaker 1: wasn't there before, then you know that's that's where you're headed. 121 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: But the real question is, and I think your question 122 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: for him is, listen, I've been coming to you how long? 123 00:06:53,760 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 1: Even going to this guy? Oh right, you know it's 124 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 1: it's and whether it's five or ten regardless it's more 125 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: than two months. And you know, listen, you've been my guy. 126 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 1: I've come to you for everything. I brought my family here, 127 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: I brought my friends here. I mean, do you really 128 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: think this is the proper way for a repair to end? 129 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: And I think you gotta put it back on him. Look, 130 00:07:17,040 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: repairs go bad. Everybody has a bad day. You know what. 131 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: We're all gonna be perfect when we're debt. Trust me, 132 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: We're not gonna make any mistakes. But you know the 133 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:26,520 Speaker 1: most important thing is we got to live up to 134 00:07:26,560 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: it while we're here. And he's got to sit there 135 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: and say, hey, you know what, that repair didn't come 136 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 1: out exactly right. And he's got to he's if he's 137 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: gonna be professional about it, if he's gonna be responsible 138 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: about it, he owes you an explanation, and you know, 139 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,240 Speaker 1: whether it's related to what he did or whether it's coincidence. 140 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: And I'm not trying to put the finger on him 141 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: or anybody else. I just, uh, you know, it's just 142 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: allows the way to end it. Somebody told me that 143 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: if you don't take the battery unplugged or something like that, Well, 144 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 1: air big faults, air big faults, Air big faults because 145 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: of safety will generally um be hard written into processors. 146 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: Some some cars do, some don't. I don't try to remember. 147 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: I try to do it the right way using a 148 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: scan tool. If if, if, if I were to take 149 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: an air bag apart, and and I'm sure somewhere in 150 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 1: my career I've taken an air bag apart, and I 151 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: maybe I forgot to disconnect something, but I doubt it. 152 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: I air bags kind of scare me a little bit 153 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: because it's like a shotgun when they go off, they 154 00:08:27,000 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: go off so fast. But for conversation's sake, maybe I 155 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 1: turned the key to the omposition before I connected the bag, 156 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,440 Speaker 1: and it would have created an open short failure, an 157 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: open circuit fault in the circuit. I'd have to use 158 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: a scan tool to clear it, is my point. But 159 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: once I cleared it, if the fault didn't exist, the 160 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: light would stay out. If if if that light is 161 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: lit and clearing it doesn't cause it to go out, 162 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: then that vehicle has got a fault and it's related 163 00:08:55,440 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: to something he assembled wrong. So uh, listen to a 164 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:07,319 Speaker 1: regular A well, no, sir, So when I say scan tool, 165 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 1: scan tools speak a variety of languages, all right. My 166 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: My mother spoke Armenian and English, all right, English when 167 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: we're English when things were good, Armenian when Ronnie did 168 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: something wrong, all right. I usually learned a lot of 169 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: bad words and Armenian working on cars, but usually they 170 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:30,840 Speaker 1: came from my mother. Look, left the mark in the driveway. Okay, relax, 171 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: I'll fix it. Um. You know. So, scan tools are 172 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,920 Speaker 1: sort of the same way. A scan tool will speak 173 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:43,000 Speaker 1: manufacturer specific language. It'll go into the engine controller, it 174 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: will go into the body controller, will go into the 175 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: A B S and the airbag controller and so on, 176 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: and by federal law, it will also speak O b 177 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: D two, which is just emissions related information. All right, now, 178 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 1: it's it's it's not required to do that. Some manufacturers do, 179 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: some don't, you know. It's just it's a matter of 180 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,680 Speaker 1: what tool it is, and you know how much it 181 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 1: is and how much engineering is in it and so forth. 182 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: So if you have a if you have a hundred 183 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,600 Speaker 1: scan tool that only does O b D two, no, 184 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: you won't be able to get into the air big system. 185 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:21,560 Speaker 1: But if you have one that speaks your make models 186 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: specific language, if it speaks ARMANI, if it if it 187 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: speaks Armani and then you can get into the air 188 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: bag and look. But but the bigger, but the bigger issue, Jack, 189 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: I gotta tell you, the bigger issue is why isn't 190 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:37,719 Speaker 1: this guy fixing this thing? I don't know unless he 191 00:10:37,920 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: doesn't have then and and that's okay, you know what 192 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 1: you would take that as an answer, right, yeah, yeah, right, 193 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: let's but let's not let's not lose the relationship. And 194 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: that's what it's about. And that's what auto repair is. Listen, 195 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 1: Monday morning. Here's here's the answer, all right, is the 196 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: guy working Monday Monday morning, stuff by with two cups 197 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: of coffee and six donuts. Sit down and talk to 198 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: the guy, all right, make nice, all right, make nice. 199 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: Try to relate to him on a one to one 200 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,560 Speaker 1: and say, listen, if you can't fix it, I get it. 201 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:17,960 Speaker 1: But you know now he may throw you out. He 202 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:19,719 Speaker 1: may not know what to do with this. People are 203 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: kind of weird. When people treat him nice. It's an 204 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: interesting phenomena to watch. Um. It's what I always say. 205 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 1: Or to repairs a study and human emotion on both 206 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: sides of the counter. But see what he says and 207 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: call me back, let me know next week. All right, sir, 208 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 1: all right, you're very welcome, Happy New Year, Take good care. 209 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 1: Zero zero. The car doctor is coming back right after this. 210 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,840 Speaker 1: He drives that way. But when it comes to fixing cars, 211 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: Ron has card advice done right eight five five five 212 00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: zero zero zero. Here's Rod. You know, I'm still reading 213 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 1: Generator and Distributor, and it's it's kind of interesting where 214 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: I go back to the phones, so to say. With 215 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: its ex with it, with its exciting redesigned body by Fisher, 216 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: the nine five Chevrolet presented a new twelve volt electrical 217 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:12,680 Speaker 1: system twelve vaults wow, a choice of seven new power options, 218 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:16,000 Speaker 1: including the new Plus Power package horse power small Block 219 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: V eight and exciting options. You ready for this? What 220 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 1: kind of options we had in a chevro line? Air 221 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: Conditioning that was an option. I don't think you could 222 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: find a car today without air conditioning, right self. Deicing 223 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 1: wiper blades, I don't know what that is. I'd have 224 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:35,560 Speaker 1: to look that one up. That's got to be maybe 225 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: some kind of scraper. A vacuum powered ash tray that 226 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:41,079 Speaker 1: I know about. They had a vacuum powered ash tray. 227 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:42,719 Speaker 1: It would suck the ash off the end of your 228 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: uh cigarette. You put it in the trail and yeah, 229 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 1: and um, a twelve volt electric razor, which by the 230 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: way is probably a very rare option. I've only seen one. Um, 231 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: you know, but it's it's kind of neat. But they 232 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: had a twelve volte electric razor so you could shave 233 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:03,240 Speaker 1: on way to work. So they created distracted driving seventy 234 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 1: years ago. It's not it's not anything new right today 235 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: it's texting, But yeah, that was the I've only seen 236 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: one air conditioned car, and I've only seen one electric 237 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 1: razor car, and then not the same car. But if 238 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: you find an air condition fifty ship with factory year, 239 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,719 Speaker 1: I don't think they made. I don't think they made 240 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: eight hundred cars with air conditioning. So do the math. 241 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 1: They built one point seven million cars, eight hundred had 242 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: air That was the number that I came up with 243 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: that It was like eight eight fifty. That's crazy. Uh, 244 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 1: you know, while air conditioning was five dollars, the car 245 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:41,199 Speaker 1: was fifteen hundred, air conditioning was five Who would spend 246 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 1: a quarter a third the price of the car on 247 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: air conditioning? Not a lot of people. So it's uh 248 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: a mark on society. You watch watch what electric cars 249 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 1: due to us Paul in Warwick, New York. How are 250 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 1: you today, sir? What can I do for your running? Anding? 251 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: The car doctor at your service? Good? What's going on? 252 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 1: I had a question regarding motorwar. I read the where 253 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 1: that blends are not regulated at all, so you never 254 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: really know what kind of mixing you're getting. True, they're 255 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:11,319 Speaker 1: not regulated. So so and and to tell you the truth, 256 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: a lot of the way oils are made are not regulated. 257 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:18,720 Speaker 1: And the way they compromise or compose oil is this 258 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: always read the back of the oil bottle. Does this 259 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: oil meat manufacturer spec? So if you're driving a Ford, 260 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: it's got to meet Ford spec. If you're driving a Chrysler, 261 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 1: it's got to meet Chrysler spec. If it's got driving 262 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 1: a GM, it's got to meet GM spec, and so on. 263 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: Not all oils are the same, Not all synthetic blends 264 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 1: are the same. Not everything I've read. I mean, personally, 265 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 1: I don't know why anybody would use a synthetic blend 266 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 1: unless the manufacturer specifically said has to be a synthetic blend. Example, 267 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: Ford tells us all the time that we have to 268 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:56,640 Speaker 1: use a motor oil that meets synthetic blend or above okay, 269 00:14:56,680 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: for the extra dollar, for the extra dollar report or 270 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: dollar fIF the accord, whatever it is, I'll put synthetic 271 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: in it. I can drive the car anothers it's it's 272 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: a little bit longer time and and above all else 273 00:15:10,320 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: it's better protection. And you know that's that's that's the 274 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: name of the game, you know. Um. But I see 275 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:24,240 Speaker 1: the day conventional oil is getting harder to find now, 276 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:28,200 Speaker 1: and I see the day where conventional will disappear and 277 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be synthetic blend. It's gonna be synthetic blend 278 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: and or synthetic. And I bet you in time synthetic 279 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: goes away and it's just gonna I'm synthetic blend goes 280 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: away and we'll just be synthetic. The necturers provide full 281 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: synthetic in their cars now, my right, correct. And now 282 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,320 Speaker 1: they're changing now they're changing viscosity. That's the next thing. 283 00:15:50,480 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: Toyota has for the last couple of years had zero 284 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 1: W sixteen. Uh. You know, my wife had a sewing 285 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: machine thirty years ago. We used to put real lightweight 286 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 1: selling machine oil on and I think that's what this 287 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 1: stuff is. I've seen it. I bought a couple of 288 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: bottles and I poured them out, and I poured it 289 00:16:06,920 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: out compared to and it's like water. It's scary. How 290 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: kind this stuff is? What I had one brief follow 291 00:16:13,320 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 1: up question. My son goes to school in Wisconsin. He 292 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: brings the car with him, a Mini Cooper Um. His 293 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: temperature down there are over there rather are minus forty sometimes. Uh, 294 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: he's got to use a real, real stin oil and 295 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: I kind of insist on a zero Uh. I think 296 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 1: it's zero twenty or something like that when he's out 297 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: there with that, How damaging is to an engine and 298 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: trying to start a call like that in those temperatures 299 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 1: because I asked him not to use it when's that cold. 300 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:44,040 Speaker 1: But is the oil rated for the car? It's rated 301 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: for the car, but is a tough temperature? Well, minus 302 00:16:47,480 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: fort is a tough temperature regardless. But if the oil 303 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: is rated for the car, pole there's really not much 304 00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: you can do. If the manufacturer says zero twenty with 305 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: this spec and this additive package in it will provide 306 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: normal protection, you gotta take you got you gotta take 307 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,880 Speaker 1: them at their word, and there's there's really not much 308 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: more you can do about it. But I will say this, 309 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:13,560 Speaker 1: extreme temperatures push all kinds of cars, regardless of manufacturer, 310 00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: to the extreme. And and you know minus forty is 311 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: an extreme and I agree. I mean, I've been using 312 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:23,959 Speaker 1: synthetics for a long time. I would use an amboil product. 313 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: Not many people have ever really heard of an amboid 314 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: that's like late seventies technology. That's so hard to come 315 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:36,160 Speaker 1: by them. Um anyway, but yeah, listen, I've I've heard 316 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 1: of amaz oil. We used to actually use back in 317 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: the day when we could get it. Ams oil was 318 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: the choice, was the gear oil choice in the first 319 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: hot rod because it provided such yet did and you 320 00:17:46,600 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: know the sad part was, I never understood amaz oil 321 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 1: as a company. I think it's good oil, but their 322 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: distribution never grew or never to my knowledge. It's it's 323 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:58,639 Speaker 1: very it's it's hard to find. You've got to be 324 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: a distributor or no distributor. It's um. It's kind of like, um, 325 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 1: what's that marketing company? Am Way? You know it's AM's Oil, 326 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: am Way. You think it's from the same house. But yeah, 327 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:12,919 Speaker 1: I appreciate the call, Paul. Good look to you and 328 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:14,920 Speaker 1: your son out there. Minus for a degree, whether I'm 329 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: running any of the Car Doctor. We're coming back right 330 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: after this. Don't go in. Hey, welcome back. Run on 331 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:41,880 Speaker 1: the end of the Car Doctor. A quick shout out 332 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:45,639 Speaker 1: and a note of thanks to the folks over at 333 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 1: w T b Q in Warwick, New York and w 334 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: G H T Pompton. We Uh Tom and I, well, 335 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:54,159 Speaker 1: Santa wasn't that was a who? Tom was doing his 336 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: best Santa impersonation. We sent Tom in first Tuesday morning, 337 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: Christmas Eve and he's sort of was a MasterCard moment 338 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,639 Speaker 1: as he walked in the door, and uh, Frank looked 339 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: and gee, who the heck is this? And I walked 340 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: in about two minutes later behind him. We presented Frank 341 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:14,200 Speaker 1: with a three eighths gold plated twenty two carrot gold 342 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: plated ratchet, UH signifying he is the gold standard and 343 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: radio in this area and UH to express our thanks 344 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 1: for his support over the years and just had a 345 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: good time. We sat there for the better part of 346 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:27,920 Speaker 1: two and a half hours talking radio and um we 347 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: got to talk to people from Warwick and uh, you 348 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:34,760 Speaker 1: know it's listen, that's what radio is, right local. Oh 349 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: my gosh, you know it's you know what, Tom, But 350 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 1: that's what radio is that's it's not corporate. Um, you 351 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:43,640 Speaker 1: know a lot of what people here on this show 352 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 1: is really well here. So we we talked to Paul 353 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 1: Nebraski I think that was a Raskil runer from Nebraski 354 00:19:50,480 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: Plumbing Heating, Plumbing Heating up in Warwick, and he said 355 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:54,959 Speaker 1: to me, he said, um, he said, so, how much 356 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:56,679 Speaker 1: prep time do you do for the show? And I went, 357 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: let's say, and Tom answered. I thought Tom's answer was great. 358 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,399 Speaker 1: I thought, yeah, me too. I said, he takes a 359 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:03,479 Speaker 1: fifteen minute and a half right before airtime. We wake 360 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: him up and then we throw him on the air 361 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: and that's it. And that's really that's the prep. I mean, 362 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: it's you know. And he said, how can you do that? 363 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 1: I said, because I'm just because I do this every 364 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 1: day and this is you know, I'll think about things 365 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:16,360 Speaker 1: a little bit. I have something going on in my head. 366 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: But yeah, there is no prep, there's no script, there's 367 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:20,639 Speaker 1: nothing written down. It's just flying by the seat of 368 00:20:20,720 --> 00:20:23,680 Speaker 1: your pants. And that's what makes radio. It's I don't know, 369 00:20:23,760 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: maybe we should do it the other way. Maybe we'd 370 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: uh maybe would be in ten thousand markets. So but um, again, 371 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 1: happy New Year, and thanks to Frank and Taylor up 372 00:20:31,080 --> 00:20:33,440 Speaker 1: there at t v Q and g HD. We appreciate 373 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 1: it and that we love seeing you guys. Let's get 374 00:20:35,440 --> 00:20:37,480 Speaker 1: over where we're going here, We're going to uh, let's 375 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:40,320 Speaker 1: go to Sam in Illinois, leven too. Avalon Sam where 376 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:42,399 Speaker 1: we at with this? Avalon refreshed my memory? What was 377 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: wrong with this? Sure? Um original? I'm the original owner. 378 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: It's got the front end of the car or the 379 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: bottom of the car is shuttering. And at that time 380 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,760 Speaker 1: you told me that you know, the age of the 381 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: car and everything in the tires were original. So what 382 00:20:57,640 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: I had done was I got them balance and rotated 383 00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: and then it was rotated each one different areas of 384 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: the wheel, axles and stuff. It didn't change the shutter 385 00:21:09,840 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 1: at all. So then I got rid of the four 386 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,120 Speaker 1: tires and I got Brandon tires. This was the Chinese 387 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 1: tires or something, right, These were the cheaper tires that 388 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:20,640 Speaker 1: you don't know? These were no, no, these were original. 389 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: These were original? Um uh, they weren't the originally they 390 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: put in Michelin and bridge stones. What is what they did? 391 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: Whichever the summer lining came off, I guess, but those 392 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 1: are the two models that came in and uh, and 393 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: I was reading some forms about it, and they do 394 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: have some problems with that, but there's no answer. They kept, 395 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: you know, pointing to the the axles. The there was 396 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: no codes and as far as the right still there is. 397 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: I still can't find anything to you know, get because 398 00:21:54,359 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 1: one one person changed the axle they interactile or something 399 00:21:58,040 --> 00:21:59,600 Speaker 1: and he got where the noise a little bit and 400 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:03,439 Speaker 1: then it can't back again. Okay, go ahead, Let let 401 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,320 Speaker 1: me tell you this part. The shutter comes on at 402 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: exactly is it thirty or thirty seven? That's that's the 403 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: second time. Yes, that's the second Those are the two intervals, correct, 404 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 1: that's exactly right, and only on deceleration. On acceleration, I'm sorry, 405 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: and I've tried that. On deceleration, it doesn't do anything, 406 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 1: just there's no gill. And if you're trying to if 407 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 1: you're rolling along at thirty seven miles and pop it 408 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: into neutral, does the vibration go away? Yeah, I haven't 409 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 1: done that yet. I just didn't know what it would do. 410 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 1: So I wanted to talk to you again. Yeah, it's listen, 411 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 1: if we were, if we were at the shop, I 412 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,600 Speaker 1: would I would run you through everything that you've done, 413 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,280 Speaker 1: and then my next My next step would be because 414 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: I want to know is it a vibration caused by 415 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: the load of the engine and the drive train against 416 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: the body? Does it go away? Is it speed related? 417 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:10,159 Speaker 1: Is it load related? What? So? Yeah, I want to 418 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:11,679 Speaker 1: be careful not to let want to say this part. 419 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,359 Speaker 1: Let me just say this part. I want to be careful. 420 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 1: Obviously not the popping into reverse because that makes for 421 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: an exciting time, but you know, thirty seven pop it 422 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:23,120 Speaker 1: into neutral enroll. If the vibration goes away, then I'm 423 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,399 Speaker 1: gonna start to think. Do I have an issue in 424 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 1: the trans? Is this torque converter shutter? This is a 425 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: trans shutter? How many miles are on this car? Okay? 426 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: Have you ever changed the trans fluid? Yes? Okay? How long? 427 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: How long ago? Probably? Probably at uh? Okay. So have 428 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 1: you looked at the color of the fluid as the 429 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 1: fluid still looked good? It was there was still good? Yeah, 430 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: and I used the original the ws that so what 431 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:57,959 Speaker 1: if you did this? Go ahead, you tell me your 432 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:01,600 Speaker 1: story first. Goodhead um. The other thing, when I do 433 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 1: watch that phiometer, I noticed at certain times only the 434 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: RPM spikes a little bit, you know, like like well 435 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,360 Speaker 1: whatever reason. I don't know. Maybe it's the actual RPM. 436 00:24:13,720 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it's the revolution that it goes up. But 437 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: this I see it's spiking though. It's like a quick 438 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 1: you know, it's not a smooth rpm. Uh, it's a 439 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: spit and then it comes down when that when that happens, okay, 440 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 1: do this take it out, make the vibration happen two 441 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 1: ft one, just just just hold the just hold the 442 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: guest steady at whatever speed thirty seven whicheveryone makes the vibration. Okay, 443 00:24:43,160 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 1: tap the brake pedal with your other foot. Okay, does 444 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: the vibration go away? If it does. If it does, 445 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 1: we've got a trans issue of some kind. Because I'm sorry, 446 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 1: because because the issue is when you hit the brake, 447 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: you're releasing the overdrive or the lock up converter. I see, 448 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:18,439 Speaker 1: So let's let's see what that does for. It started 449 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: to sound more like a trans issue because it's that specific. 450 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:24,719 Speaker 1: Miles per hour thirty and thirty seven are pretty are 451 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:29,679 Speaker 1: pretty consistent. Is it is? It? Is it? They're cold? 452 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:34,439 Speaker 1: Sam No I I and I noticed whenever it's warmed up, 453 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: like when I say warmed up within five minutes, it's 454 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 1: warmed up, and then I'll do it. I bet if 455 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:42,439 Speaker 1: you watch this on a scan tool, I bet if 456 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 1: you watch this on a scan tool from a cold start, 457 00:25:45,280 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 1: I bet as long as the car is in open loop, 458 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:52,840 Speaker 1: look at look at look at feedback control, look at 459 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: fuel feedback, fuel feedback control. Um, I bet you. As 460 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,640 Speaker 1: long as this is an open loop, the problem doesn't happen. 461 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 1: And then as soon as it goes closed loop that 462 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: the PCM will then lock up the converter. It doesn't 463 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: apply converter until the vehicles warmed up. And that that 464 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 1: also that also points me towards a transition. So which 465 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: part of the transmission just talk converter or something else? Well, 466 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:21,920 Speaker 1: then we got to get into the conversation if it 467 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,679 Speaker 1: If it is the converter, and I would leave this up. 468 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,400 Speaker 1: I would leave this up to the trans agut when 469 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:29,080 Speaker 1: he takes it apart. If it is the converter, you know, 470 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: what does he find inside the trans Is there is 471 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 1: there particulate throughout the trans Is the converter coming apart? 472 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:41,680 Speaker 1: You know? Transmission transmissions work on transmissions, work on hydraulic pressure, 473 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 1: and very very very very tiny passageways, so if there's 474 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 1: matter throughout the trans it could be an issue. Now 475 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,080 Speaker 1: it's a conversation I would have with either a trans 476 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 1: guy that's done fifty of them or or the Toyota 477 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:58,320 Speaker 1: dealer that's done fifty of them, and they tell you 478 00:26:58,560 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: we always put converters in and we never had an issue, 479 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 1: or hey, we do converters and trans is because we 480 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: see this as a common failure. But something in the 481 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 1: back of my head is reminding me that there's a 482 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:12,960 Speaker 1: converter issue with these, and that I think it goes 483 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 1: I think it goes fifty fifty. I think it depends 484 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 1: on which dealer you talk to. One dealers one dealer 485 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 1: is putting converters in and the other dealers doing converters 486 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: and trans is um. But I bet you let's put 487 00:27:27,000 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: and keep driving it well, and then it's surely gonna 488 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:32,640 Speaker 1: come apart. But now the only other the only other 489 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:35,000 Speaker 1: thing you could do well, the only other thing you 490 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:38,320 Speaker 1: could do is band aid in a bottle, is get 491 00:27:38,359 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 1: yourself down to a look, you know, if you've gotta 492 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,280 Speaker 1: if you've got a local O'Reilly Oto parts and they've 493 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: got some torque converter shutter juice. You could try that. Um, 494 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,960 Speaker 1: you know, I I'm not. I'm not a fan of 495 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: band aid in the bottle, but it's been known to happen, 496 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 1: you know, sixty thousand miles. There's certain things I'll do 497 00:27:57,200 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 1: and certain things I won't do. And that's just I 498 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 1: just I'd rather know if the trans is coming apart, 499 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:05,439 Speaker 1: it's gonna save more money in the long run. Okay, 500 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:07,359 Speaker 1: have you heard anything with the newer ones at all? 501 00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 1: It's similar, not this particular problem, no, sir, No, okay, 502 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: all right, all right, so do those things. I bet 503 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:18,240 Speaker 1: you that's it. You call me back, let me know. 504 00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 1: You're welcome, Sam, You take good care, try and have 505 00:28:20,840 --> 00:28:22,159 Speaker 1: a happy new Year. How can you say Happy New 506 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:23,639 Speaker 1: Year to Okay? He just told this car probably needs 507 00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:27,240 Speaker 1: a transmission at three for grand Happy new Year. Drink 508 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: up Shriners. Okay, Ron of the car Doctor. We'll be 509 00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:37,120 Speaker 1: back right after this. Yeah, yeah, come back then, all right, 510 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: back for need of the car doctor. Let's get over 511 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,680 Speaker 1: and talk to Donald in Illinois to Ford Ranger. Donald, 512 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to the car doctor, sir, How can I help? Yeah, 513 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:52,520 Speaker 1: thanks for taking my call. I've got a two l 514 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 1: a full world drive and the times I have now 515 00:28:56,400 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 1: has got two five seventy five or six teams, and 516 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:03,040 Speaker 1: I remember this, My spirit was two thirty five seventy 517 00:29:03,080 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: five or a fifteen inch can I took them six 518 00:29:07,240 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: teams off and buy the rims for fifteen inch rooms 519 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,160 Speaker 1: and put the and took fifteen much tires? Or is 520 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 1: there anything special I have to do? Well, let's back 521 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: up a second. What is the door? Placard say the 522 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:23,600 Speaker 1: tire size should be on the truck. I had not 523 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 1: looked at that yet. To be honest with you, I 524 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: left that, went on Google and found out and they 525 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:32,520 Speaker 1: said two thirty five fifteens. But I just I had 526 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 1: not looked on the door than which I should have did, 527 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 1: and I forgot because I'm thinking that. I'm thinking that 528 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:42,600 Speaker 1: the truck originally had fifteens and somebody else put sixteens 529 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 1: on it. You you bought the truck second hand? Yeah? Yeah, 530 00:29:46,280 --> 00:29:48,840 Speaker 1: second hand? And that it was what the deal is. 531 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 1: I was looked at the tires and they was needed 532 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:54,320 Speaker 1: some new tires, was going to need some new tires. 533 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 1: But I took the star off to see what size 534 00:29:57,520 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: it was and go through the process and it was 535 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: a real good shape, but I noticed two seventy five 536 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:06,520 Speaker 1: are fifteens and about where I can't do that then 537 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: because of different tire size. So I was gonna and 538 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: it was if it works out, pop, I love to 539 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:17,680 Speaker 1: put fifteens, put the fifth teams back on there, and 540 00:30:17,880 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 1: sell this, uh the rooms and stuff like that. But 541 00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: for the sixteen minutes, rims and everything, and I could 542 00:30:23,480 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 1: not think of anything right off hand that would prevent 543 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:29,000 Speaker 1: me from doing that. But I thought i'd give somebody, 544 00:30:29,080 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 1: give uh some advice from somebody else at base, and 545 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. Brother. Basically, you're probably fine. My guess 546 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 1: is it had fifteens on it from the start because 547 00:30:40,040 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 1: it has fifteen inch spare, and I bet you the 548 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 1: door placard will also tell us in support that it 549 00:30:44,680 --> 00:30:47,240 Speaker 1: had fifteens from the get go. Somebody put sixteens on it. 550 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 1: They probably didn't change anything. If they did, then you 551 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:54,120 Speaker 1: should be able to change it back by the same way, 552 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 1: and that way would be using a Ford Dealer level 553 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: scan tool and IDs. If if the ability to set 554 00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:04,640 Speaker 1: they call it UM module programming or module personality, UH 555 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:07,960 Speaker 1: to go in there and change tire size if it's necessary. 556 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:10,719 Speaker 1: My guess is most people take the shortcut. I'm sure 557 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 1: they just put the sixteens on. It didn't change anything. 558 00:31:13,160 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 1: So do this. Get it out to the highway, run 559 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:19,920 Speaker 1: up to sixty mile hit the stop watch should go 560 00:31:20,160 --> 00:31:24,400 Speaker 1: a minute mile market a mile marker at sixty. If 561 00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 1: it's off by a little bit when you put the 562 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:30,560 Speaker 1: fifteens on, repeat it. If now it goes within two 563 00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 1: seconds mile market a mile marker at sixty, then you 564 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 1: know fifteens is what it was calibrated four all along, 565 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:40,320 Speaker 1: and you just corrected something. Chances are, and I'm gonna 566 00:31:40,360 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna overreach here a little bit. Chances are you're 567 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:46,880 Speaker 1: gonna find that it doesn't make enough of a noticeable 568 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:50,360 Speaker 1: difference in terms of time the sixteen versus the fifteen, 569 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:52,560 Speaker 1: and you're gonna be fine either way. And it won't. 570 00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 1: The truck won't really notice the difference. But I would, 571 00:31:57,800 --> 00:31:59,520 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, but I would. I would check 572 00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:03,240 Speaker 1: the door placard first to make sure, you know, what 573 00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:06,240 Speaker 1: are the odds somebody changed the spare and put the 574 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 1: wrong spare and I didn't think. I didn't think too 575 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:12,200 Speaker 1: much about it when I bought the ben on the 576 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 1: stuff like this, And then why Uh. I thought, well, 577 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 1: I got checked that stair. It was it was when 578 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 1: on air and everything. It was no big deal because 579 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:23,200 Speaker 1: I got an air compression for that. But then I 580 00:32:23,320 --> 00:32:26,520 Speaker 1: noticed the size of two semi tive or fifth team 581 00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 1: on the stair that, well, I can't put that on 582 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:35,000 Speaker 1: that truck with the sixteen UH and that that I 583 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:37,560 Speaker 1: was in, Well, I was, I don't see enough wrong. 584 00:32:38,840 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: I don't and I don't see I don't see anything 585 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 1: wrong with what you're trying to do either. I think 586 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 1: I think what we said is absolutely correct, and go 587 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 1: change put the fifteens on after you run the test 588 00:32:47,840 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: and repeat it, and I think you'll be fine. Happy 589 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:51,160 Speaker 1: New Year, kid, all good luck to you. Donald. I'm 590 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:53,040 Speaker 1: runing any of the card DOCU. We're back right after this. 591 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: What the back on any of the card oculus there? 592 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 1: Frank and delaware? Frank? We got about two minutes, brother, 593 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: what's going on? Hey? Hello? Thanks, Ron, we're taking a call. 594 00:33:07,560 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 1: I'm looking at a twenty sixteen Z seventy one UH 595 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 1: crew cab with twenty thousand, seven hundred miles. I was 596 00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:20,880 Speaker 1: just wondering, Uh, it's a Silverado. I'm wondering what your 597 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:23,680 Speaker 1: opinion is of that vehicle. I like it. I like 598 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:26,600 Speaker 1: it too. Listen. I've been driving Chevy pickup trucks. The 599 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:29,880 Speaker 1: last let's say, started in ninety one. I've had I've 600 00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:32,440 Speaker 1: had a Chevy pickup since one. I'll say it that way. 601 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,719 Speaker 1: I've had three of them, um, uh, ninety one, two 602 00:33:35,800 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 1: thousand and eight and the and I think they're all 603 00:33:39,240 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 1: good trucks. I think Chevy gives a lot of bang 604 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 1: for the buck. I would just be leary, why some 605 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 1: little miles and why are they getting rid of it? 606 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:51,600 Speaker 1: It's my only question. Yeah, it was a one owner. 607 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 1: The carfax is is fine. Uh no, uh no other 608 00:33:56,600 --> 00:34:01,880 Speaker 1: issues other than services. Uh routine service is and uh. 609 00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 1: It rides nice. It's more comfortable than my Traverse that 610 00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:13,400 Speaker 1: I had seventeen traverse. Um, I lost that in an 611 00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 1: accident in two and a half weeks ago. It was total. 612 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,400 Speaker 1: Uh So I didn't want to buy a new vehicle. 613 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: She runs good. It's it's a V six, okay, coming 614 00:34:23,360 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: from the coming coming from the Chevy dealer or coming 615 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:29,400 Speaker 1: from a private owner. It's it's on the lot. It 616 00:34:29,560 --> 00:34:33,200 Speaker 1: was the one owner, and it's so so so so 617 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 1: do this, Frank, Here's here's a couple of tips. Look 618 00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:39,719 Speaker 1: at the radio stations. What radio stations are selected. You know, 619 00:34:39,960 --> 00:34:42,160 Speaker 1: if it's if it's punk metal, heavy rock. You know, 620 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,400 Speaker 1: somebody driving it might have been a little bit more aggressive. 621 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,719 Speaker 1: It's if it's an a M talker and maybe they 622 00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:50,000 Speaker 1: were kind of docile and and and you know, sort 623 00:34:50,040 --> 00:34:52,840 Speaker 1: of calm uh. Pulled a dipstick out. How cleans the 624 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:55,399 Speaker 1: engine oil dipstick? Take a look around under the hood. 625 00:34:55,480 --> 00:34:58,640 Speaker 1: That should have the original battery in it. Um you 626 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:01,160 Speaker 1: know which is it? It might be coming due for battery. 627 00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:03,000 Speaker 1: It's four going on five years old. Look at the 628 00:35:03,040 --> 00:35:05,520 Speaker 1: brake pedal where take a look under the truck. You 629 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:07,840 Speaker 1: want to pay particular attention to rust in and around 630 00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:10,280 Speaker 1: the undercarriage and make sure that there's nothing in excessive. 631 00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:12,920 Speaker 1: But as a rule, good solid truck, you should do 632 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:14,919 Speaker 1: very well in that for years to come. I'm running 633 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,279 Speaker 1: inning the car doctor, reminding you all happy New Year. 634 00:35:17,640 --> 00:35:19,440 Speaker 1: Mechanics aren't expensive, they're priceless.